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Sheringham, Norfolk

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Sheringham, Norfolk

Sheringham (population 7,143) is an English seaside town within the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns".

District

North Norfolk

Post town

SHERINGHAM

Administrative County

Norfolk

Traditional County

Norfolk

OS Grid

TG1543

OS Settlement Classification

Town

Region

Eastern

Country

England

Police Authority

Norfolk

Fire and Rescue Authority

Norfolk

Fire and Rescue Authority

Norfolk

Ambulance Authority

East of England

Dialling code

01263

Population

7,143 (2001 census)

Other names by which Sheringham, Norfolk has been known in the past

Lower Sherringham ~ Sherringham ~ Silingeham

Sheringham, Norfolk in John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles" (1887)